In an address on the occasion of the presidential election campaign’s start President Rosen Plevneliev called on candidates to conduct a positive campaign and matter-of-fact debates, and to focus on issues such as the pros and cons regarding the introduction of a presidential republic and ways to increase citizens’ trust in institutions. In the view of President Rosen Plevnelievthe Bulgarian nation needs neither a new serving of political squabbling nor belligerent populism used by some politicians to claim more votes. He urged the contenders in the presidential race to verbalize their ideas for solving the problems that the society is faced with.
Tuesday will be sunny and hot . The hot weather will be more bearable along the Black Sea coast where there will be wind. Minimum temperatures will be between 16 and 22°C, in Sofia - 16°C. Daytime highs will be from 32 to 41°C , in the..
Customs officials have discovered a record amount of 436 kg of heroin hidden in machines transported by sea to Burgas. This is the largest amount of heroin seized so far in Burgas. The heroin was found on August 9 during an inspection of a..
"Vazrazhdane" party starts a campaign in support of Bulgarian Milan Dimitrov, who was extradited from Greece to a private prison in San Antonio, USA. This was announced by the leader of the party, Kostadin Kostadinov, at a press conference in which..
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty said he was "deeply concerned” by the law passed by the Bulgarian..
The sale of 100% of the shares of Gallup International Balkan, a Zurich-based polling agency, has been finalised. The agency is a traditional partner of..
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the offices of Bulgartransgaz in Sofia. Police have secured access to the headquarters of the..
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